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The Bicentennial Rogue of Lord Ned Ludd

“Luddites, Cast Your Sabots!”

Category: Corporate Police State
Civil Rights:
Rare
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Rare

Regional Influence: Diplomat

Location: The Respected Realms

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Lord Ned Ludd

Population28.642 billion

CurrencyPound
AnimalSabot

The Bicentennial Rogue of Lord Ned Ludd is a gargantuan, safe nation, remarkable for its strictly enforced bedtime, complete lack of public education, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 28.642 billion Luddites are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The tiny, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.2%.

The frighteningly efficient a Luddite economy, worth a remarkable 3,005 trillion Pounds a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 104,934 Pounds, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 603,102 per year while the poor average 8,770, a ratio of 68.8 to 1.

Pinkerton agents are called in to forcibly break up white collar strikes, the children of Lord Ned Ludd are often remarked upon for their cheery attitude to extreme violence, the government regularly hires contractors to construct high rise apartments, and eight year-olds with lemonade stands have been known to be locked up on charges of embezzlement. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Lord Ned Ludd's national animal is the Sabot, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Lord Ned Ludd is ranked 2,305th in the world and 10th in The Respected Realms for Most Stationary, with 3,961.70579784 days.

Top
1%
Largest Insurance Industry: 1,783rdMost Stationary: 2,305thTop
5%
Lowest Overall Tax Burden: 4,098thLargest Populations: 5,132ndHighest Wealthy Incomes: 5,991stHighest Disposable Incomes: 6,752ndLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 6,768thHighest Economic Output: 7,239thFattest Citizens: 8,492ndMost Armed: 9,912thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 11,501stTop
10%
Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 16,484thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 16,924thLargest Mining Sector: 17,330thMost Ignorant Citizens: 18,119thLargest Agricultural Sector: 19,697thMost Pro-Market: 23,706thMost Avoided: 24,608thLargest Gambling Industry: 25,443rdMost Influential: 25,872ndGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 27,333rd
Top
10%
Most World Assembly Endorsements: 3rd in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 3rd in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 3rd in the region

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  • : Lord Ned Ludd was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Manufacturing Sector.
  • : Lord Ned Ludd was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Manufacturing Sector.
  • : Lord Ned Ludd was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Manufacturing Sector.
  • : Lord Ned Ludd was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Survivors.
  • : Lord Ned Ludd was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides.
  • : Lord Ned Ludd was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides.
  • : Lord Ned Ludd was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens.
  • : Lord Ned Ludd was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Agricultural Sector.
  • : Lord Ned Ludd was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Agricultural Sector.
  • : Lord Ned Ludd was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Agricultural Sector.

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